Should England Have It's Own Anthem?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-35204504
what should it be? My tin hat is on.

[Hopkirk]

I can't bear Jerusalem, and what's it got to do with England anyway?

Can't we just hum the Benny Hill theme?

[TWR]

Allah praise the Lord maby? only a though.

[TWR]

Maybe even.

[vulcan42]

Why not have a new one written?

[Togo]

Pleasure baz.
We could have this TWR. With all the athletes doing the dance in the parade at the Olympics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxAr66vtUoQ&list=RDj2fqjsijaMM&index=3

[TWR]

They do that around the Curry houses in Bradford on a Sat Night Togo.

[Togo]

Haha Twr. Before someone points out that the Olympice are contested with a British Team. I KNOW. (For now anyway) But I would settle for the Rugby boys doing it in response to the New Zealand haka.

[Quizmonster]

Togo, the only appropriate dance for the England rugby team in response to the Haka would surely be a Morris dance. That'd put the fear of God in 'em!

Naomi, the English are obviously perfectly welcome to choose a 'hybrid' anthem...ie one clearly involving the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish as well as themselves. However, I should have thought something more nation-specific would be required for a proud people.
I hate the blessed thing, but at least Flower of Scotland is clearly Scottish and there is only one land involved in Land of my Fathers. Irish rugby has a form of joint anthem, but both ‘elements’ have taken to singing it with some enthusiasm; they are all, after all, Irish.

[madamzajj]

Jerusalem.

[steg]

Yes england should have its own anthem..
It should be Ken Dodds - we are the diddymen

[madamzajj]

FAO hopkirk. What is it to to with England. The first line is And did those feet in Ancient times ,walk upon England's mountain green, If you knew the words it would tell you . The last line says On England's Green and Pleasant Land.

[jomifl]

https://youtu.be/pzN8iHiLjq8

[Hopkirk]

. but Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East.

[Togo]

Perhaps next time England will try Morris Dancing!

16:38 Sat 29th Nov 2008 Supermike.

Its been suggested before QM.

[ChillDoubt]

I'm neither English nor even vaguely religious but I've always found Jerusalem very stirring.

[Quizmonster]

It's the fluttering hankies, tinkling bells and clicking sticks that'll terrify 'em, Togo.

[Togo]

That's not all QM have you ever seen some of them close up or indeed heard them. The men are nearly as bad.

[Quizmonster]

Togo, I used to love the annual Portsmouth Beerfest, until a new organiser decided it would be a good idea to introduce these prancing plonkers to the proceedings! I never returned.

[madamzajj]

Hopkirk Jerusalem may be in the Middle East. But the Name Jerusalem means " Teaching of Peace" ( till we have built Jerusalem in England's Green and Pleasant Land)

[Togo]

//prancing plonkers to the proceedings!//

That's easy for you to say QM. Nearly spat my breakfast out when I read it out loud to 'She who must be obeyed'.